Are You Ready (The Chambers Brothers song)

"Are You Ready"
Single by The Chambers Brothers
from the album New Generation
A-side"Are You Ready"
B-side"You Got the Power to Turn Me On"
Released1969
Length3:35
LabelColumbia 4-44779
ComposerJulius N. Chambers
ProducerTim O'Brien
US singles chronology
"Time Has Come Today"
(1969)		 "Are You Ready"
(1969)		 "Wake Up"
(1969)

"Are You Ready" is a 1969 single by The Chambers Brothers. It made the Billboard, Cash Box and Record World charts that year.

Background

"Are You Ready" was written by Julius N. Chambers who was the cousin and tour manager of The Chambers Brothers. Under the direction of Tim O'Brien, The Chambers Brothers recorded it. Backed with a Willie Chambers composition, "You Got the Power to Turn Me On", it was released on Columbia 4-44779 in February 1969.[1][2] It followed a US re-release of "Time Has Come Today" on Columbia Hall of Fame series (cat# 4-33136) that year. It was followed by "Wake Up" on Columbia 4-44890 that year.[3]

It was released in the UK on CBS 58-4098.[4]

Reception

The single was a Pick of the Week in the 8 March 1969 issue of Cash Box. The review was positive with the reviewer making note of the potential to become an instant breakout.[5]

For the week of 22 March, programmer Sebastian Tripp of radio WKBR in Manchester, New Hampshire had the record down as the week's Best Pick.[6]

Airplay

The Chambers Brothers were pictured with the Smothers Brothers in the 1 March issue of Cash Box. They had recently been presented with a gold record by the Smothers Brothers for their The Time Has Come album. They also performed their latest single, "Are You Ready" on the brothers show.[7]

It was reported in the 8 March 1969 issue of Cash Box that 7% of radio stations who reported their statistics had added "Are You Ready" to their playlists.[8] With 23% of radio stations having added "Are You Ready" to their playlists by 15 March, it was shown in the Cash Box Radio Active chart that the total to date was now 30%.[9]

Charts

For the week of 15 March 1969 "Are You Ready" debuted at No. 21 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart.[10] It peaked at No. 19 the following week, and was still in the chart for the week of 29 March.[11][12]

For the week of 15 March, "Are You Ready" was at No. 125 in the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[13] It peaked at No. 113 for the week of 29 March.[14][15]

By 22 March, the single was already at No. 24 in the Record World Singles Coming Up chart.[16] It peaked at No. 18 for the week of 12 April.[17][18][19]

Later years

Along with the Chambers Brothers' "Love, Peace and Happiness", "Are You Ready" was recorded in Las Vegas in 2016 for the Power of Peace album by The Isley Brothers and Santana.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ 45Cat - The Chambers Brothers - Are You Ready
  2. ↑ Classic Rock, 2 August 2022 - The Chambers Brothers and the acid classic that psychedelicised black American folk music By Jo Kendall
  3. ↑ 45Cat - The Chambers Brothers - Discography, USA
  4. ↑ Melody Maker, March 15, 1969 - Page 14 New from CBS
  5. ↑ Cash Box, March 8, 1969 - Page 32 Cash Box Record Reviews, Picks of the Week, THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS (Columbia 44779) Are You Ready
  6. ↑ Billboard, March 22, 1969 - Page 32 Radio-TV programming, Programming Aids, HOT 100, Manchester, N. H. (WKBR) Sebastian Tripp, BP: "Are You Ready," Chambers Brothers, Columbia
  7. ↑ Cash Box, March 1, 1969 - Page 44 SMOTHERED IN GOLD
  8. ↑ Cash Box, March 8, 1969 - Page 12 Cash Box Radio Active, LESS THAN 10% BUT MORE THAN 5% TOTAL % TO DATE, Are You Ready - Chambers Brothers - Columbia 7%
  9. ↑ Cash Box, March 15, 1969 - Page 24 Cash Box Radio Active, % OF STATIONS ADDING TITLES TO PROG. SCHED. THIS WEEK 23%, Are you Ready - Chambers Brothers - Columbia, TOTAL % OF STATIONS TO HAVE ADDED TITLES TO PROG. SCHED. TO DATE 30%
  10. ↑ Cash Box, March 15, 1969 - Page 12 Cash Box Looking Ahead, 21 ARE YOU READY
  11. ↑ Cash Box, March 22, 1969 - Page 16 Cash Box Looking Ahead, 19 ARE YOU READY
  12. ↑ Cash Box, March 29, 1969 - Page 18 Cash Box Looking Ahead, 37 ARE YOU READY
  13. ↑ Billboard, March 15, 1969 - Page 68 BUBBLING UNDER THE HOT 100, 125 ARE YOUU READY Chambers Brothers, Colombia 4-44779
  14. ↑ Billboard, March 29, 1969 - Page 58 BUBBLING UNDER THE HOT 100, 113. ARE YOU READY Chambers Brothers, Columbia 4-44779
  15. ↑ MusicVF.com - Are You Ready: The Chambers Brothers
  16. ↑ Record World, March 22, 1969 - Page 29 record world SINGLES COMING UP, 24. ARE YOU READY
  17. ↑ Record World, April 5, 1969 - Page 26 record world SINGLES COMING UP, 24. ARE YOU READY
  18. ↑ Record World, April 12, 1969 - Page 28 record world SINGLES COMING UP, 18. ARE YOU READY
  19. ↑ Record World, April 19, 1969 - Page 28 record world SINGLES COMING UP
  20. ↑ Billboard, 7/27/2017 - How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat ‘Brutality and War’
  21. ↑ Legacy, June 5, 2017 - Isley Brothers & Santana To Release ‘Power of Peace’ New Album July 28
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